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Beatty Gives Schwarzenegger Political Tips at Awards Banquet

March 12, 2005  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Actor Warren Beatty to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger: Raise taxes</h3><p class="source">Associated Press</p> <p>Beatty said he wants to root for a fellow actor in the governor's office, but said he's disappointed that Schwarzenegger is yielding "to a reactionary right-wing agenda in order to get a political party to become a president. That's not so fine with me."</p>

Rove’s Bot

March 11, 2005  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<font face="verdana,sans-serif" size="2">In an interview with NBC's Campbell Brown, Arnold defended his East Coast fundraising blitzkrieg with the preprogrammed lines:<br/> <br/> "This guy that's sitting here is rich enough that I...</font>

Citizens to Save California farms a little menial work out to India

March 8, 2005  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The San Francisco Chronicle</p> <p>Watchdog groups said the outsourcing suggests that Arnold's Citizens to Save California is neither run by ordinary citizens nor intent on saving California's economy.</p>

The governor’s mega-bucks bid for a special election

March 6, 2005  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The San Francisco Chronicle</p> <p>Schwarzenegger may be accustomed to big-budget Hollywood productions, but taxpayers should not have to pick up the tab for an extra election just so the governor can skirt campaign-finance laws and wage a no-limits ballot fight financed largely by industr</p>

The governor’s mega-bucks bid for a special election

March 6, 2005  ·  Jamie Court

<!-- excerpt --><p>Schwarzenegger may be accustomed to big-budget Hollywood productions, but taxpayers should not have to pick up the tab for an extra election just so the governor can skirt campaign-finance laws and wage a no-limits ballot fight financed largely by industr</p>

Univision exec leading donor in support of special election

March 4, 2005  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The San Francisco Chronicle</p> <p>Of the 12 other donors listed, six also gave money to the governor last year, according to Jamie Court of the Foundation for Consumer and Taxpayer Rights, a nonpartisan advocacy group critical of Schwarzenegger's fund-raising tactics.</p>

Pushers Pumpin’ Up Arnold

March 3, 2005  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<font face="verdana,sans-serif" size="2">Arnold told George Stephanopoulos on ABC's "This Week" that he does not regret taking steroids as a bodybuilder. But he wouldn't do it again. <br/> <br/> Maybe one of the reasons the...</font>

Manufacturers say ‘Made in the U.S.A.’ tag helps marketing

March 2, 2005  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Reading Eagle (Pennsylvania)</p> <p>"If someone tells you their product is made in the USA and you're a person that matters to, then you may even be willing to pay a little extra," said Lawrence Markey with FTCR. "People don't want their money going overseas, and they are entitled to the tr</p>

Consumer group asks governor to fire consultant over no-bid deal

March 2, 2005  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Associated Press</p> <p>The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights said Marty Wilson should be fired for irreconcilable conflicts of interest because companies he represents could benefit from decisions by Schwarzenegger, who also pays him for advice.</p>

RSVP to Arnold’s Invites

March 2, 2005  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<font face="verdana,sans-serif" size="2">If you want to help pay for Arnold's special election campaign this November - in addition to the $70 million in involuntary taxpayer costs you'll pick up for this unscheduled ballot - here's...</font>

The governor’s mega-bucks bid for a special election

March 1, 2005  ·  Jamie Court

<!-- excerpt --><p>If enough California voters sign one of the petitions for the three ballot initiatives that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger began circulating last week, taxpayers could face what amounts to a poll tax of $70 million for the cost of the extra election the governor is planning this fall. The price of this election is too big and the justification is too little.</p>

Parents of 7-Year-Old Fight For Justice

March 1, 2005  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Jessie Geyer - Antioch, CA</h3>